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Religion and Truth Claims
This is my first week at Marquette University and I’m already delved into the academic world. So far this week, I’ve been reading a detailed analysis of Plato’s Euthyphro, Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty, and some excerpts from my philosophy … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Daniel Dennett, Education, Evolution, Paper Topic, Religion, Values
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Theories for the Middle East Conflict
As promised from a previous post, I would present some theories or models as to why there’s a huge conflict in the Middle East. These aren’t my views. They are views that I have picked up over time and have … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Culture, Economics, Experts, Global Warming, Government, Middle East, Paper Topic, Politics, Religion, Soldiers, Values, War
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Book Review: This Land is Their Land by Barbara Ehrenreich
I just read This Land is Your Their Land by Barbara Ehrenreich. I was somewhat looking forward to it because I read another book of her’s, Nickel and Dimed. I liked that book so I expected to like this one … Continue reading
36 Arguments for the Existence of God (and it’s flaws)
Pretty cool site showing the arguments for the existence of God from the very beginning and various comments and replies that goes with it. The author is Rebecca Goldstein. She has also made a fictionalized book based on this stuff … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Religion
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What I’ve Learned this Past Year — 2009 Edition
Instead of doing New Years Resolutions, I’ve decided to look in the past and see how I’ve learned. To me, if one hasn’t learned things within the past year, then it’s as if one hasn’t gained wisdom. And if that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Culture, Economics, Education, Ethics, Existentialism, Experts, Friendship, Government, Logic, Love, Politics, Pragmatism, Relationships, Religion, Respect, Same-Sex, Teaching, Values, War
Tagged Capitalism, Economics, Ethics, Government, Health, Libertarianism, Politics, Religion, Rights, Teaching
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Frank Schaeffer is “Crazy for God”
In the latest Point of Inquiry, Frank Schaeffer talks about how his father started the Religious Right movement and how it “hijacked” the Republican Party from the late 1970’s to the present. He also explains how the latest rhetoric about … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Religion
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The Wishful Theist
Daniel Dennett in his book Breaking the Spell has talked about “belief in belief in God.” What does that mean? People who believe in God are sure that God exists, and they are glad, because they hold God to be … Continue reading
Posted in Epistemology, Paper Topic, Religion
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Zakaria on America’s Problem + 25 Things You Should Know
In this weeks Newsweek, Fareed Zakaria makes a great argument that America’s biggest flaw is that we can’t fix something, unless it’s a crisis. For example, when the economy started to burst, we immediately sprang into action and tried to … Continue reading
Posted in Global Warming, Health, News, Politics, Relationships, Religion
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Original Sin as an Analogy to Moral Inheritance
In mainstream Christianity, there’s the concept of Original Sin. Basically, Adam ate from the Tree of Knowledge and all of human kind inherited this sin. So we are sinful because of what our ancestors did a long time ago. Does … Continue reading
Posted in Paper Topic, Race, Religion
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Religiosity in the US
In a previous post, I mentioned that most of the developed countries have seen religion as a thing of the past. Most aren’t even religious. The exception is the United States. Out of all developed countries, we still have deep … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Culture, Marx, Paper Topic, Pragmatism, Religion, Socialism
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